Anne Marie Ambert (Author)

• Contents Preface (Terry S. Trepper) Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Parent-Child Relationship and Development over the Life Cycle Chapter 1. The Relationship Between Parents and Their Small Children Personality Defined Origins of Personality The Effect of Personality on the Parent-Child Relationship The Role of Sociodemographic Characteristics Quality of the Parents’ Relationship Conclusion Chapter 2. The Relationship Between Parents and School-Age Children The Role of Day Care The Impact of School Mass Media The Interactional Perspective Resilient Children Gender of Child and Parent Conclusion Chapter 3. The Parent-Adolescent Relationship The Nature of Adolescence Parenting Practices and Patterns Origins of Parenting Practices Parent-Adolescent Conflict The History of Parental Influence Conclusion Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Parents and Adult Children Changing Young Adulthood: A Demographic Perspective The Parent-Young Adult Relationship Continuity in the Parent-Child Relationship The Role of Personality Stability The Parent-Middle-Age Child Relationship Exchange with Aging Parents Elder Abuse by Children Conclusion Part II: The Contexts of Development and of the Parent-Child Relationship Chapter 5. The Parent-Child-Sibling Context The Younger Sibling’s Arrival Child and Adolescent Sibling Relationships Adult Sibling Relationships Differential Parental Treatment Developmental Impact of Differential Treatment Additional Research Questions Helpful Sibling Relationships The Impact of Siblings’ Shared Friends Conclusion Chapter 6. The Parent-Child-Peer Context Peers and the Acquisition of Social Skills: A Critique Youth Cultures Parents’ Role in Children’s Peer Interactions A Study of Peer Abuse Th

Anne Marie Ambert (Author)

• Contents Preface (Terry S. Trepper) Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Parent-Child Relationship and Development over the Life Cycle Chapter 1. The Relationship Between Parents and Their Small Children Personality Defined Origins of Personality The Effect of Personality on the Parent-Child Relationship The Role of Sociodemographic Characteristics Quality of the Parents’ Relationship Conclusion Chapter 2. The Relationship Between Parents and School-Age Children The Role of Day Care The Impact of School Mass Media The Interactional Perspective Resilient Children Gender of Child and Parent Conclusion Chapter 3. The Parent-Adolescent Relationship The Nature of Adolescence Parenting Practices and Patterns Origins of Parenting Practices Parent-Adolescent Conflict The History of Parental Influence Conclusion Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Parents and Adult Children Changing Young Adulthood: A Demographic Perspective The Parent-Young Adult Relationship Continuity in the Parent-Child Relationship The Role of Personality Stability The Parent-Middle-Age Child Relationship Exchange with Aging Parents Elder Abuse by Children Conclusion Part II: The Contexts of Development and of the Parent-Child Relationship Chapter 5. The Parent-Child-Sibling Context The Younger Sibling’s Arrival Child and Adolescent Sibling Relationships Adult Sibling Relationships Differential Parental Treatment Developmental Impact of Differential Treatment Additional Research Questions Helpful Sibling Relationships The Impact of Siblings’ Shared Friends Conclusion Chapter 6. The Parent-Child-Peer Context Peers and the Acquisition of Social Skills: A Critique Youth Cultures Parents’ Role in Children’s Peer Interactions A Study of Peer Abuse Th

Anne Marie Ambert (Author)

• Contents Preface (Terry S. Trepper) Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Parent-Child Relationship and Development over the Life Cycle Chapter 1. The Relationship Between Parents and Their Small Children Personality Defined Origins of Personality The Effect of Personality on the Parent-Child Relationship The Role of Sociodemographic Characteristics Quality of the Parents’ Relationship Conclusion Chapter 2. The Relationship Between Parents and School-Age Children The Role of Day Care The Impact of School Mass Media The Interactional Perspective Resilient Children Gender of Child and Parent Conclusion Chapter 3. The Parent-Adolescent Relationship The Nature of Adolescence Parenting Practices and Patterns Origins of Parenting Practices Parent-Adolescent Conflict The History of Parental Influence Conclusion Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Parents and Adult Children Changing Young Adulthood: A Demographic Perspective The Parent-Young Adult Relationship Continuity in the Parent-Child Relationship The Role of Personality Stability The Parent-Middle-Age Child Relationship Exchange with Aging Parents Elder Abuse by Children Conclusion Part II: The Contexts of Development and of the Parent-Child Relationship Chapter 5. The Parent-Child-Sibling Context The Younger Sibling’s Arrival Child and Adolescent Sibling Relationships Adult Sibling Relationships Differential Parental Treatment Developmental Impact of Differential Treatment Additional Research Questions Helpful Sibling Relationships The Impact of Siblings’ Shared Friends Conclusion Chapter 6. The Parent-Child-Peer Context Peers and the Acquisition of Social Skills: A Critique Youth Cultures Parents’ Role in Children’s Peer Interactions A Study of Peer Abuse Th